RAOC Gazette - page 213
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| Corps | RAOC |
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| Material type | Journals |
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| Full title | RAOC Gazette |
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| Publication date | 1981 |
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| Early date | 1981 |
| Late date | 1981 |
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Stop Press\ Congratulations to Mrs Osborne, Mrs Levett and Mrs Bateson on their recent births. 44 RP COMPANY. A highlight was the visit of Major General Arthur, seen in the picture talking to Major John Williams and Staff Sergeant Terry Foster. The bags under Staff Fosters eyes are a permanent feature, not the result of a heavy night in the mess! Photo W02 Bowes. 43_ Company Pirates at the Nicheim Carnival. Lance Corporals T a i , Thornett, Tarraga, Bayliss with Privates Berry and Morden. 11 Armoured Brigade HEADQUARTERS IT took us a long time to get recognised as Headquarters Min- den Garrison/Task Force Golf. With a bit of luck we might get Headquarters 11 Armoured Brigade mentioned sooner. Since our last appearance we have not changed any staff although posting orders have been received for some. Corporal John Clorley is taking up ski-ing in November having been warned off for Norway. Private Rick Hoare volunteered for, and got Belize. Sergeant Alan Guest, our Gunner, will have moved to Hong Kong by the time this gets published. After all these choice postings the rest of us are resigned to the fact that the MOD or the depot is where we will be bound. We welcome to the Corps Corporal Tony Grinsdale. He was attached to us, or left behind by, 1 DWR. Congratulations on seeing the light and thanks for giving my belt back. We also said goodbye to him when he was posted to 39 Brigade. The work cycle is the same as last year although when someone calls " G2 or G 3 " we are never sure who should answer. The happening of the year has already happened: Private Mick Young went on exercise and survived it but it cost him four days work. Photo W02 Bowes. Major Ccncral Arthur visits the Company. The MTO, Captain Nigel Lloyd disappeared again, this time to get married; warmest congratulations to Nigel and the blushing bride Teresa, who just happens to be the daughter of the new QM. What is this, a takeover by the Miller family! On the sporting scene the 44 Rugby machine grinds on. In the quarter final of CCRAOC cup we beat our sister company 49 Company seventy six to nil! The 2IC was heard asking after- wards in the bar " where did ge go wrong tactically." 1 ADOC, opponents in the next round are rumoured to be making the white flags already! Our trained Subaltern Lieutenant Dave Lillystone and Staff Sergeant Brian Reid both returned from Snow Queen looking disgustingly healthy. Rumour has it we shall see our Subaltern at work this year. On a sad note we say farewell to Captain Mark Wickham and our RQMS Pete Wightman and wish them both all the best of luck in the future. We welcome in their place Captain Martin Medcalf and RQMS Colin Mears and we wish them both a long and enjoyable stay in the Company. Welcome also to Lance Corporals Geddes and Jones. Corps Troops STORES SECT/ON 32 ARMOURED ENGINEER REGIMENT WORKSHOP AFTER such a long absence from these pages we would like to welcome to our fold Lance Corporal Jeff Phillipson, affection- ately known as ' Tweeky,' who as soon as he saw our PC and A, promptly volunteered for a Basic Driving Course, a Basic German Course, an RPC Course and would you believe it, Leave! He has now come to appreciate our limited technical accommodation. Along with Lance Corporal Jeff Phillipson, Corporal Smudge Smith has also been accepted for a German course and Private Chris Allen has made enquiries about future vacancies. The local ' Bratty' stalls will never be the same. Corporal Kev Rothwell after passing a Radio Operators Course has definitely developed a style of his own when answer- ing the telephone. Maybe one day he will let us into the secret of the jargon he uses. Congratulations are offered to Sergeant Bill Hall on obtain- ing his EPC Advance and also to Privates Tom Harrison, John Edwards and Chris Allen on passing their B2 upgrading. Private Chris Allen has also been seen roaring around camp in a four tonner training for HGV3. We keep reminding him it is a four tonner he is driving and not a Mazda! On the sporting side, a noteworthy to mention is that Private Tom Harrison has been selected for the RAOC (BAOR) football squad. Well done Tom! Before we close we must bid a fond farewell to Sergeant Bill Hall and his wife Betty. Bill will be missed by all RAOC and REME alike, if not only for his unorthodox but effective Storemanship! Bon voyage. 43 RP COMPANY. This month has seen the Carnival come to Nieheim. The Company was asked to enter a float in the Roscnmontag celebrations and in typical fashion produced The Black Pig, a mobile pirate galleon which received favourable mention in the local press. Special credit for this work of art must go to the following: Lance Corporal Scouse Thornett, Staff Sergeant Leo Green and Sergeant Graham Drew. Our CSM, W02 Dave Avery, attended an exercise Snow Queen course to improve his ski-ing, but rumour has it that he was really on a B3 Domino course! The Lance GM Platoon completed its annual move to the Hebrides and on departure of the LCL, Sergeant Drew informed the Captain that he was going the wrong way. We hope he comes out of irons soon. The retirement of Herr Ernst Maske, our chief watchman and Prussian guard, saw the return of two former OCs, Lieu- tenant Colonel Hellis and Major Chapman, to commemorate this occasion. Herr Maske was presented with a silver salver engraved with the names of the five OCs whom he has served so well. Future Company officers will have to buy their own eggs. We say farewell to the following: Sergeant Bob Charlton and Corporal Alex Travell, both of whom have been sent to the Outer Hebrides and Private Gaz Barks to Bicester and his forthcoming marriage. New arrivals to the Hill are: Corporals Jones and Pound (REME and ACC respectively), Lance Corporal Scanlon to the Battalion MT, and Privates Downey, Hunter, Livesley, Milligan (ACC), Renfrey and Thomas. — 418 — |
| Book number | R0404a |